2 Samuel 7 : 1-16
11 .... I will also give you rest from all your enemies. The Lord declares to you that the Lord himself will establish a house for you:
12 When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom.
13 He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
14 I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with a rod wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands.
15 But my love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
16 Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me[b]; your throne will be established forever.’”
Around 10 times in 6 verses, "will" has been used.
Though certainly David’s heart is in the right place, good intentions are not an excuse for disobedience.
v6 In this case, David was acting in ignorance of God’s plan for his temple and for His people Israel .
In v.7 the Lord reminds David that God never commanded Israel to build His house in any form other than a tent.
In v.5 the Lord asks Are you the one to build me a house to dwell in?
The Lord is intimating that David was not going to be the one God choose to accomplish that task.
How to proceed in situation's like this ?
We just need to ask the Lord for direction before we act, both in prayer and by consulting His word
David never thought to ask God directly about his idea to build a temple?
Earlier, David sought the Lord’s will time and time again, as when he asked about engaging in battles with the Philistines.
Nor did David review the Lord’s instructions in Exodus, where he would have been reminded that the Lord only asked for a tent.
David wanted to build a physical house (temple), but God promised He will build David a "house" (a royal dynasty) that would last forever.
Promise of Dynasty (vv. 12-13) ( Dynasty: a succession of people from the same family who play a prominent role in business, politics, or another field.)
Promise of Father-Son Relationship (v. 14a)
Guarantee of Discipline, but His love will never taken away (v. 14b-15)
Promise of Eternal Throne (v. 16)
David’s son Solomon fulfilled the immediate promise by building the first Temple in Jerusalem and succeeding David on the throne.
1 King 8:20 “The LORD has kept the promise he made: I have succeeded David my father and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the LORD promised, and I have built the temple for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
2 Kings 8:19 Yet the Lord was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, since he promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever."
The Angel Gabriel explicitly links Jesus to 2 Samuel 7: "The Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." (Luke 1:32–33)
Jesus confirms His identity: "I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star." (Revelation 22:16)
Promised (2 Sam 7)
Son of God "I will be his father..." (v.14)
Eternal Rule "...established forever" (v.16)
The House "He shall build a house..." (v.13)
Fulfilled (NT)
"This is my beloved Son..." (Matt 3:17)
"He will reign forever..." (Rev 11:15)
Jesus builds a spiritual "house" (Hebrews 3:3-6)